Betty Wright
Torn and Tattered
[Verse 1]
Might as well get used to you
End it all like you said you'll do
'Cause talk is cheap, boy, out on the street
'Cause people know when there's heat

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm torn and I'm tattered
Sick and tired of living my life singing the same old song
Oh, I, I feel a little battered
Looks like I'm living my life running a one-man show

[Chorus]
Oh, I, I
I, I, I don't know where the feeling's gone
I'll survive
I'll stay alive, oh, I am gonna carry on

[Verse 2]
Tell me, tell me, won't you tell me, oh
Where's my mister man?
Who will try to deny me now
Everything I plan to be

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm torn and I'm tattered
Sick and tired of living my life singing the same old song
Oh, I, I feel a little battered
Looks like I'm living my life running a one-man show
[Chorus]
Oh, I, I
See, I don't know where the feeling's gone, gone, uh
I'll survive
I'll stay alive and you know I'll carry on, on, on, uh

[Bridge]
(Riding the rodeo)
Like a rodeo (Up and down, we go)
(Riding the rodeo)
Ooh, up and down, we go, yeah
(Riding the rodeo)
Where I'll end up, I just don't know (Up and down, we go)
(Riding the rodeo)
Like a rodeo, down, we go (I don't know)

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm torn and I'm tattered, uh
Sick and tired of living my life singing the same old song
I'm bruised and I'm battered
Looks like I'm living my life running a one-man show

[Chorus]
Oh, I, I
I don't know where the feeling's gone, gone, gone, ooh
I'll survive
Gonna stay alive, you know I'll carry on, carry on
[Post-Chorus]
I got to walk away
I got to end this pain (Oh)
I'm gonna make it through
See, I'm gettin' over you (Oh)
I got to walk away
I got to end this pain (Oh)
I'm gonna make it through
I'm gettin' over you (I don't know)

[Bridge]
(Riding the rodeo)
Ooh, ooh (So high, so fly)
(Riding the rodeo)
I'll stay, stay alive, I'll stay alive (So high, so fly)
(Riding the rodeo)
Ooh, oh (So high, so fly)
(Riding the rodeo)
Oh, look at my face (I don't know)

[Outro]
I'm torn and I'm tattered